Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
Angola |
- |
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Argentina |
Sep 9, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Armenia |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Australia |
Aug 18, 2004
|
- |
Jul 6, 1999
|
Austria |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Barbados |
Jan 6, 2021
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Belgium |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Benin |
Apr 4, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Burkina Faso |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Belize |
Jul 20, 2005
|
Apr 20, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Mar 17, 2004
|
Dec 18, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Brazil |
Sep 14, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Bulgaria |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Jul 25, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Burundi |
Dec 21, 2004
|
Sep 23, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Canada |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Aug 26, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Chad |
Jun 8, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Chile |
Apr 18, 2005
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
China |
Jun 22, 2005
|
- |
Aug 24, 1999
|
Cameroon |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Congo, Dem. Rep. of |
Jun 23, 2005
|
- |
- |
Colombia |
Mar 3, 2009
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Congo |
Oct 11, 2006
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Costa Rica |
Nov 13, 2009
|
- |
Aug 17, 1999
|
Cuba |
May 22, 2008
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Cabo Verde |
May 30, 2006
|
Mar 1, 2006
[2]
|
- |
Cyprus |
Mar 17, 2005
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Czech Republic |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Jun 22, 1999
|
Denmark |
Apr 14, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Djibouti |
Feb 8, 2005
|
Nov 10, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Dominica |
Mar 30, 2006
|
Dec 30, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Dominican Republic |
Jun 22, 2006
|
Mar 24, 2006
[2]
|
- |
Ecuador |
Aug 2, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
El Salvador |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Feb 16, 1999
|
Equatorial Guinea |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Feb 7, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Eritrea |
Jun 10, 2005
|
Mar 10, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Estonia |
Sep 11, 2006
|
Jun 13, 2006
[2]
|
- |
Ethiopia |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Jan 9, 2003
[2]
|
- |
European Union |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Dec 20, 2002
[3]
|
Sep 11, 1998
|
Finland |
Sep 2, 2004
|
Jun 4, 2004
[3]
|
Sep 11, 1998
|
France |
May 17, 2004
|
Feb 17, 2004
[3]
|
Sep 11, 1998
|
Gabon |
Mar 17, 2004
|
Dec 18, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Gambia |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Feb 26, 2002
[2]
|
- |
United Kingdom |
Sep 15, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Guinea-Bissau |
Sep 11, 2008
|
- |
Sep 10, 1999
|
Germany |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Ghana |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Greece |
Mar 22, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Guinea |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Sep 7, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Hungary |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 10, 1999
|
India |
Aug 24, 2005
|
May 24, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Indonesia |
Dec 23, 2013
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Nov 24, 2004
|
- |
Feb 17, 1999
|
Ireland |
Sep 10, 2005
|
Jun 10, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Israel |
Jan 1, 2012
|
- |
May 20, 1999
|
Italy |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
Apr 19, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Jamaica |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Aug 20, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Japan |
Sep 13, 2004
|
Jun 15, 2004
[3]
|
Aug 31, 1999
|
Jordan |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Jul 22, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Kenya |
May 3, 2005
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Korea, Republic of |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 7, 1999
|
Kuwait |
Aug 12, 2006
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Aug 11, 1999
|
Latvia |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Apr 23, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Liberia |
Dec 20, 2004
|
Sep 22, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Lebanon |
Feb 11, 2007
|
Nov 13, 2006
[2]
|
- |
Libya |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Jul 9, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Liechtenstein |
Sep 16, 2004
|
Jun 18, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Lithuania |
Jun 15, 2004
|
Mar 17, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Luxembourg |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Madagascar |
Dec 20, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Malaysia |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Sep 4, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Marshall Islands |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Jan 27, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Mauritius |
Nov 3, 2005
|
Aug 5, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Mauritania |
Oct 20, 2005
|
Jul 22, 2005
[3]
|
Sep 1, 1999
|
Maldives |
Jan 15, 2007
|
Oct 17, 2006
[2]
|
- |
Mexico |
Aug 4, 2005
|
May 4, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Mali |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Moldova, Republic of |
Jul 25, 2005
|
Jan 27, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Mongolia |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Namibia |
Sep 24, 2005
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Niger |
May 17, 2006
|
Feb 16, 2006
[2]
|
- |
Netherlands |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Apr 20, 2000
[3]
|
Sep 11, 1998
|
Nigeria |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Jun 28, 2001
[2]
|
- |
Norway |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Oct 25, 2001
[3]
|
Sep 11, 1998
|
New Zealand |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Oman |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Jan 31, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Pakistan |
Oct 14, 2005
|
- |
Sep 9, 1999
|
Panama |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Paraguay |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Peru |
Dec 14, 2005
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Philippines |
Oct 29, 2006
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Poland |
Dec 14, 2005
|
Sep 14, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Portugal |
May 16, 2005
|
Feb 16, 2005
[3]
|
Sep 11, 1998
|
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
May 6, 2004
|
Feb 6, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Qatar |
Mar 8, 2005
|
Dec 10, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Romania |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Sep 2, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Rwanda |
Apr 6, 2004
|
Jan 7, 2004
[2]
|
- |
South Africa |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Sep 4, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Samoa |
Feb 24, 2004
|
May 30, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Saudi Arabia |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Sep 7, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Senegal |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Seychelles |
- |
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Singapore |
Aug 24, 2005
|
May 24, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Slovenia |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Spain |
May 31, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Sri Lanka |
Apr 18, 2006
|
Jan 19, 2006
[2]
|
- |
Saint Lucia |
- |
- |
Jan 25, 1999
|
Sudan |
May 17, 2005
|
Feb 17, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Suriname |
Feb 24, 2004
|
May 30, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Sweden |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Switzerland |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Tajikistan |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 28, 1998
|
Tanzania, Un. Rep. of |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Thailand |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Feb 19, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Togo |
Sep 21, 2004
|
- |
Sep 9, 1999
|
Tunisia |
May 9, 2016
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Turkey |
Dec 20, 2017
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
United Arab Emirates |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Sep 10, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Ukraine |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Dec 6, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Uruguay |
Feb 24, 2004
|
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
United States of America |
- |
- |
Sep 11, 1998
|
Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of |
Jul 19, 2005
|
Apr 19, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Yemen |
May 5, 2006
|
Feb 4, 2006
[2]
|
- |
Georgia |
May 29, 2007
|
Feb 27, 2007
[2]
|
- |
Nepal |
May 11, 2007
|
Feb 9, 2007
[2]
|
- |
Slovakia |
Apr 24, 2007
|
Jan 26, 2007
[2]
|
- |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Jun 17, 2007
|
Mar 19, 2007
[2]
|
- |
Kazakhstan |
Feb 1, 2008
|
Nov 1, 2007
[2]
|
- |
Lesotho |
Aug 30, 2008
|
May 30, 2008
[2]
|
- |
Cook Islands (New Zealand) |
Sep 29, 2004
|
Jun 29, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Guyana |
Sep 25, 2007
|
Jun 25, 2007
[2]
|
- |
Viet Nam |
Aug 7, 2007
|
May 7, 2007
[2]
|
- |
Nicaragua |
Dec 18, 2008
|
Sep 19, 2008
[2]
|
- |
Uganda |
Nov 16, 2008
|
Aug 18, 2008
[2]
|
- |
Botswana |
May 5, 2008
|
Feb 5, 2008
[2]
|
- |
Malawi |
May 28, 2009
|
Feb 27, 2009
[2]
|
- |
Croatia |
Feb 14, 2008
|
Nov 16, 2007
[2]
|
- |
Serbia |
Oct 29, 2009
|
Jul 31, 2009
[2]
|
- |
Tonga |
Jun 29, 2010
|
Mar 31, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Mozambique |
Jul 14, 2010
|
Apr 15, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Guatemala |
Jul 18, 2010
|
Apr 19, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Mar 16, 2010
|
Dec 16, 2009
[2]
|
- |
Somalia |
Oct 24, 2010
|
Jul 26, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Albania |
Nov 7, 2010
|
Aug 9, 2010
[2]
|
- |
North Macedonia |
Nov 10, 2010
|
Aug 12, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Nov 21, 2010
|
Aug 23, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Lao, People's Dem. Rep. |
Dec 20, 2010
|
Sep 21, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Jan 27, 2011
|
Oct 29, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Zambia |
Apr 28, 2011
|
Jan 28, 2011
[2]
|
- |
Morocco |
Jul 24, 2011
|
Apr 25, 2011
[2]
|
- |
Russian Federation |
Jul 27, 2011
|
Apr 28, 2011
[2]
|
- |
Honduras |
Dec 25, 2011
|
Sep 26, 2011
[2]
|
- |
Montenegro |
Mar 29, 2012
|
Dec 30, 2011
[2]
|
- |
Zimbabwe |
May 30, 2012
|
Mar 1, 2012
[2]
|
- |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Nov 12, 2012
|
Aug 14, 2012
[2]
|
- |
Eswatini, Kingdom of |
Dec 23, 2012
|
Sep 24, 2012
[2]
|
- |
Cambodia |
Mar 1, 2013
|
Mar 1, 2013
[2]
|
- |
Afghanistan |
Sep 1, 2013
|
Mar 6, 2013
[2]
|
- |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Aug 21, 2013
|
May 23, 2013
[2]
|
- |
Sierra Leone |
Jan 30, 2017
|
Nov 1, 2016
[2]
|
- |
Iraq |
Jul 17, 2017
|
Apr 18, 2017
[2]
|
- |
Malta |
Apr 17, 2017
|
Jan 17, 2017
[2]
|
- |
Palestinian Authority |
Mar 29, 2018
|
Dec 29, 2017
[2]
|
- |
Bahrain |
Jul 15, 2012
|
Apr 16, 2012
[2]
|
- |
Vanuatu |
- |
Oct 16, 2018
[3]
|
- |
Algeria |
Oct 19, 2020
|
Jul 21, 2020
[2]
|
- |
Tuvalu |
Nov 19, 2020
|
Aug 21, 2020
[2]
|
- |
Grenada |
Jan 13, 2022
|
Oct 15, 2021
[2]
|
- |
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature